Myrmecomelix Explained

Myrmecomelix is a genus of South American dwarf spiders that was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1993.^[1]

Species

it contains two species:^[2]

• Myrmecomelix leucippus Miller, 2007 – Peru
• Myrmecomelix pulcher (Millidge, 1991) (type) – Ecuador, Peru

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Book: Platnick, N. I.. 1993. Advances in spider taxonomy 1988-1991, with synonymies and transfers 1940-1980. registration. Norman_I._Platnick.
2. Gen. Myrmecomelix Millidge, 1993. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-16. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.